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Jurchen

Jurchen (in Chinese: Nüzhen (女真 in pinyin: nü3 zhen1)) refers to an ethnic group in Manchuria and northern Korea, and their language, writing system. The Jurchen later became the Manchus.

See also: Ethnic groups in Chinese history, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), Manchu language

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